Our Providers

Bryan Hollinger, MD, MPH

Medical Director, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Physician

Bryan Hollinger, MD, MPH is a board certified Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Physician and Medical Director at Esperanza Health Center. Dr. Hollinger has served as a physician at Esperanza Health Center since 1994, and has served as Esperanza’s Medical Director since 2000. He is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and also holds a Masters degree in Public Health with emphasis in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina’s School of Global Public Health. He enjoys enjoy biking, birding and camping with his family.

Katherine Baker, CRNP, MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

Katherine Baker, CRNP, MSN is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. Originally from Delaware and a graduate of the University of Delaware, Ms. Baker received her graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing and previously worked as a medical oncology-hematology nurse at Christiana Hospital. She volunteered for Esperanza during the summer of 2006 and was incredibly impressed by the high quality care that patients receive and the way that the entire staff whole-heartedly follows Christ and shares his love with the community. Ms. Baker especially enjoys the opportunity to care for whole families and the diversity of caring for her patients of all ages.

Samantha Baker-Evens, CRNP, MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

Samantha Baker-Evens, CRNP, MSN is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center and joined the clinical team in 2017. She has worked in the areas of addiction, mental health, HIV/AIDS and homelessness for the last twenty years in the United States, Australia, and Cambodia. She is passionate about making primary care safe and accessible, particularly for people living with developmental differences or mental illness. She is an enthusiastic failure at gardening in the city and also enjoys kayaking and walking in the woods. She and her husband have two sons and are exploring what it means to live lives of mercy and justice (Micah 6:8) as a family in Philadelphia.

Daniel Cha, DDS

Dentist

Daniel Cha, DDS joined Esperanza as a Dentist in October 2017. A graduate of Temple University, Dr. Cha received his DDS degree from the New York University College of Dentistry. He is a native of South Korea, and since moving to the United States he has also lived in Kansas, and now Philadelphia for 14 years. Dr. Cha is thankful for the opportunity to be a part of Esperanza’s ministry. He looks forward to serving, learning from and sharing in prayer with his patients.

Daria Chacón, MD

Associate Medical Director, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Physician

Daria Chacón, MD is a board certified Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Physician and Associate Medical Director at Esperanza Health Center. Dr. Chacón completed her Medicine residency at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, and her Pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She lives in Camden, NJ with her husband and two daughters, and enjoys playing soccer, ice skating, and cooking with them. She has worked at Esperanza Health Center since 2011, and has been blessed by the privilege of walking with patients and staff as we together seek physical, emotional, and spiritual healing, and wholeness in a broken world.

Charlene Chen, MD

Family Medicine Physician

Charlene Chen, MD, who joined Esperanza’s staff in 2013 as a board certified Family Medicine Physician, provides care for children, adults, and pregnant women. She loves getting to know and care for whole families, from birth to old age. Her husband, Daniel Chen, MD serves as an Internal Medicine Physician at Esperanza. Together, they enjoy seeing the beautiful ways God is working in North Philadelphia, and learning from all those around them here—especially their warmth and generosity. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and eating with her husband and their friends—their home is always open to anyone with a hungry belly!

Daniel Chen, MD

Internal Medicine Physician

Daniel Chen, MD is a board certified Internal Medicine Physician at Esperanza Health Center. Dr. Chen joined Esperanza Health Center in 2012. In his free time, Dr. Chen loves to cook and enjoys a good musical. He is thankful for the opportunity to serve God and our community by sharing His love through medicine. Dr. Chen sees patients at our Hunting Park location.

Christina Chong, RD, LDN, CDE

Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator

Christina Chong, RD, LDN, CDE is a Registered Dietitian and board certified Diabetes Educator at Esperanza Health Center. She attends Renewal Presbyterian Church of West Philadelphia. She had opportunities to travel to Venezuela, Mexico, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, where God grew her love for the Spanish language and different cultures. She enjoys reading, cooking, and sharing meals with others.

Sarah Danford, CRNP, MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sarah Danford, CRNP, MSN is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. Ms. Danford joined Esperanza in 2016 after completion of her Masters in Nursing degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Ms. Danford has significant experience working with disadvantaged communities in several countries including Ethiopia, Malaysia, Mexico and El Salvador. She previously worked as a medical assistant and nutrition educator with a federally-qualified health center serving Hispanic immigrant farm workers in Oregon. Ms. Danford serves in a leadership role with her church, Citylight Church in Philadelphia. In her free time, she enjoys finding unique recipes to cook with her husband, spending time with her nephews and hiking with her dog Luna in the Wissahickon.

BS: University of California, Davis – College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
BSN: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
MSN: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Site where Ms. Danford sees patients: Kensington

Keri Duggan, CRNP, MSN

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Keri Duggan, CRNP, MSN is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. She is a graduate of Wheaton College and the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, where she received her Master of Science in Nursing Degree and was a member of the Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society. After having completed one of her preceptorships for graduate school in Philadelphia in the summer of 2015, Ms. Duggan fell in love with the city and decided to return to join Esperanza’s clinical team in 2017. She is eager to serve her patients and their families and to learn from them. In her spare time, she enjoys running, hiking, reading, playing lacrosse, and spending time with family and friends.

John Esterhai, MD

Orthopaedic Specialist

John Esterhai, MD joined Esperanza in 2017 as an Orthopaedic Specialist. Dr. Esterhai is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and a lifetime member of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations. Carol, his wife of 48 years, and he are the parents of two adult children and grandparents of three girls and three boys. He was a USAF Flight Surgeon at Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan from 1973-1976 and then a Ready Reserve Flight Surgeon at McGuire AFB in New Jersey from 1976-1979. Dr. Esterhai was Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and stopped working at Penn in 2016 after thirty-six years of active surgical practice, research, and teaching. He enjoys spending more time with his wife and family, splitting wood, canoeing, fishing, and camping. His wife and he have been blessed by opportunities to serve in Saint Lucia, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, and their worship at Oreland Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Their prayer for all who minister at Esperanza and the communities served is Paul’s from Philippians 1:9-12, “That your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.”

Holly Evans, RD, LDN

Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist

Holly Evans RD, LDN is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist at Esperanza Health Center. She attends Calvary Chapel of Delaware County. Growing up as a military child, gave her a love for others and different cultures. She loves working at Esperanza because it allows her to share the love of God and learn new cultures while teaching others how to take care of themselves nutritionally.She enjoys reading, cooking, grocery shopping, and watching Alabama football.

Diane Filter, CRNP, MSN, MPH

Diane Filter, CRNP, MSN, MPH is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza and also serves as the health center’s Associate Medical Director for Quality Assurance, where she oversees all of Esperanza’s quality assurance initiatives. She has worked at Esperanza Health Center since 2009. A graduate of Roberts Wesleyan College, she earned her Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health degrees from Columbia University. A verse of Scripture that is often motivating for her is: “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” (Luke 12:48b).

Ramon Gadea, MD, AAHIVS

Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease Physician

Ramon Gadea, MD, AAHIVS joined Esperanza’s staff in 2015 as a board certified Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease specialist. Originally from Puerto Rico, Dr. Gadea is a graduate of Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, PR. Dr. Gadea previously served as a physician at Esperanza; he served as Esperanza’s Medical Director from 1996 to 2000, and was director of Esperanza’s HALOS HIV care ministry from 2000 to 2004. He is thankful for the opportunity to again be a part of Esperanza’s team and to provide care to the people of the North Philadelphia community.

Brittney Gangemi, CRNP, MSN

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Brittney Gangemi, CRNP, MSN joined Esperanza Health Center in 2018 as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Ms. Gangemi is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, where she received both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing degrees. Over the past several years, she has served in multiple countries on four different continents as a researcher, nurse and community health worker, and has also held nursing positions here in the U.S. Ms. Gangemi is passionate about caring for disadvantaged children and their families by integrating her personal faith and clinical leadership.

Mai-Khanh Gunther, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Behavioral Health Consultant

Mai-Khanh Gunther, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Health Consultant at Esperanza Health Center. She first discovered a passion for inner-city work while living in Camden, NJ, and doing children’s ministry. She also gained rich experience from volunteering at an orphanage in Mexico. Ms. Gunther is thankful to work as part of her familia at Esperanza to promote physical and spiritual healing through Jesus’ love. In her free time, Ms. Gunther enjoys reading, running, eating and cooking ethnic food, and spending time with friends. She appreciates nature and anything creative. Ms. Gunther sees patients primarily at our Hunting Park location.

Timothy Johnston, MD

Timothy Johnston, MD is a board certified Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Physician and Hunting Park Site Medical Director at Esperanza Health Center. He has worked at Esperanza Health Center since 2006. Dr. Johnston enjoys playing trombone and piano, camping, reading, and biking, though playing with his four young girls is what he usually enjoys in his free time these days. He delights in recruiting patients to be his partners moving towards health. He is committed to remaining as current as possible in the science of medicine, but also wants to help his patients look out for some ways that medical science tends to move patients away from true health. As a weak, limited man, he seeks the power and direction of the great physician Jesus Christ in leading patients toward health. His favorite piece of Scripture is Psalm 69:13: “But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me in your saving faithfulness.”

Jane Jue, MD, MSc

Internal Medicine Physician

Jane Jue, MD, MSc is a board certified Internal Medicine Physician at Esperanza Health Center. She is married and has a daughter and a son, and a yellow lab. She and her family are active members at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia.

Roanna Keener, MS, RDN, LDN

Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist

Roanna Keener, MS, RDN, LDN is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist at Esperanza Health Center. A native of Lancaster County, Ms. Keener has been interested in healthy and delicious food for as long as she can remember. She now resides with her family in Port Richmond, where they serve with The Block Church. She often bikes to work, and loves to teach the monthly cooking class and helps to manage the small Esperanza garden.

Meridith Kim, PsyD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist/Behavioral Health Consultant

Meridith Kim, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Behavioral Health Consultant at Esperanza Health Center. She earned her Doctorate in Psychology at Widener University and completed a post-doctoral program at the CARES Institute in Stratford, NJ. Dr. Kim studied Spanish in Costa Rica during college, completed clinical training at Esperanza as a graduate student, and returned as a full-time employee in 2016. She is passionate about equipping the church in spiritual and emotional care. When not at Esperanza, Dr. Kim loves being a part of the life of her local church family at Grace & Peace Community Church, and her neighborhood in South Philadelphia. She and her husband enjoy learning to cook Korean food, watching movies, and maintaining their tiny urban backyard garden.

Laura Layer, MD

Pediatrician

Laura Layer, MD is a board certified Pediatrician at Esperanza Health Center. She has served as a pediatrician at Esperanza since 1991. Through her church, Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, she enjoys involvement in the Global Outreach Committee, Medical Campus Outreach and mentoring, and also participates in neighborhood activities. Her favorite verses of scripture are Isaiah 55 and 2 Cor. 5:16-21.

Timothy Leaman, MD

Kensington Site Medical Director, Family Medicine Physician

Timothy Leaman, MD is a board certified Family Medicine Physician and is the Kensington Site Medical Director at Esperanza Health Center. A graduate of Eastern Mennonite University and the Temple University School of Medicine, he has worked at Esperanza Health Center since 2001. Dr. Leaman enjoys ethnic restaurants, reading, and following the Philadelphia sports teams. His approach to medicine is to help people and communities to experience health and well-being physically, emotionally and spiritually. He desires to see those who live in our communities stay healthy, so that they can participate in restoring/rebuilding our neighborhoods (Isaiah 61:1-4; “They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord…They will restore the places long devastated”). Dr. Leaman and his wife have three children.

Christopher Leander, MD

Pediatrician

Christopher Leander, MD is a board certified Pediatrician at Esperanza Health Center. He has worked at Esperanza Health Center since 2009. His favorite piece of scripture is 2 Corinthians 4:16-18: “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” His approach to medicine is to build relationships with children and families and look for ways to promote healthy growth and development: help to “bring out” the image of God in which they were created. Dr. Leander and his family reside in the North Philadelphia community served by Esperanza.

Sueihn Lee, LCSW, MDiv

Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Behavioral Health Consultant

Sueihn Lee, LCSW, MDiv is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Behavioral Health Consultant at Esperanza Health Center. She joined Esperanza Health Center in July 2013, having heard from her neighbors about the compassionate care they receive there. She is passionate about walking alongside others through inner healing by experiencing holistic expressions of the Gospel – spiritual transformation, social justice, and encountering truth.

Amy Liao, DDS

Dentist

Amy Liao, DDS has practiced General Dentistry at Esperanza Health Center since 2009. Ms. Liao is a Canadian-born Taiwanese-American from the Detroit area. She likes it when her patients and co-workers teach/correct her Spanish. She also likes it when her patients and co-workers floss and brush their teeth every day. She enjoys working with the entire health care team at Esperanza in promoting improved health and quality of life of individuals and families.

Griszel Long, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Behavioral Health Consultant

Griszel Long, LCSW has served as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Behavioral Health Consultant at Esperanza since 2016. She has over 12 years of experience in both direct and administrative leadership roles in a variety of behavioral health settings. Her goal is to support the emotional wellness of individuals, children/youth, and families through a collaborative, respect based approach that seeks to honor and glorify the name of Christ. Ms. Long sees patients primarily at our Kensington site. When not at work, she enjoys reading, participating in independent professional development, as well as spending time with family.

Kristie Mast, MD

Family Medicine Physician

Kristie Mast, MD is a board certified Family Medicine Physician at Esperanza Health Center. Dr. Mast has worked at Esperanza Health Center since 2001. At Esperanza, she is appreciative of the long-term relationships that she has been able to develop with many of her patients. In her spare time, she enjoys baking and running.

Tabitha Miller, RD, LDN, CDE

Registered Dietitian/Certified Diabetes Educator

Tabitha Miller, RD, LDN, CDE is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator at Esperanza Health Center. She has worked at Esperanza Health Center since 2006. She and her husband David met in Guatemala in 2005 while she was completing her language training to work at Esperanza. Since that time they have seen God guide and direct them to the place they are now with David on staff at Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia and her working part-time at Esperanza and caring for their two small children the rest of the time. Her theme passage for her life is 1 Thess. 4:11-12 “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we taught you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”

Daniel Norris, PsyD

Behavioral Health Psychologist

Daniel (Dan) Norris, PsyD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Behavioral Health Psychologist at Esperanza Health Center. He has worked as a psychologist in a variety of settings over the past twenty-five years with a special interest in long-term psychotherapy, marital therapy, and provision of mental health services in low-income areas. Dr. Norris and his wife have worked for years with engaged and married couples in the church setting. Hiking, photography, and spending time with family and friends are areas of interest in his time away from work.

Faith Pullinger, MD

Obstetrician/Gynecologist

Faith Pullinger, MD is a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist who joined Esperanza’s staff in 2016. A graduate of Grove City College, she completed her medical training at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Abington Memorial Hospital. She spends her free time watching her new baby grow and discovering God’s creation. Dr. Pullinger’s favorite activities include singing, running, and hiking as many mountains as possible, preferably doing all three with her husband by her side. She thanks the Lord for opening doors to be able to provide comprehensive women’s healthcare at a Christian clinic like Esperanza.

Kristin Romeo, CRNP, MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

Kristin Romeo, CRNP, MSN is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. She decided to become a nurse after spending two years in the Peace Corps living in an indigenous village in Ecuador, where she saw the effects of healthcare disparities. Ms. Romeo also previously worked for Doctors Without Borders on assignments in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Honduras. She enjoys eating her grandmom’s homemade ravioli, reading all kinds of books, and spending time with family. She is thankful to have the privilege of working at Esperanza, where she continues to learn so much from her patients and colleagues, and where she has the opportunity of daily witnessing the work that God is doing in North Philadelphia.

Kirstin Sanborn, DO

Family Medicine Physician

Kirstin Sanborn, DO joined the Esperanza staff in 2015 as a board certified Family Medicine Physician; she holds a second board certification in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. She is a graduate of A.T. Still University/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO and completed her residency and fellowship at St. Barnabas Hospital in The Bronx, NY. Dr. Sanborn lives in Norristown, PA with her husband and two puppies and enjoys running, playing soccer, playing board games and spending time with friends and family.

Stephanie Senyo, PA-C, MSPAS

Stephanie Senyo, PA-C, MSPAS is a board certified Physician Assistant at Esperanza Health Center with a specialty in OB/GYN health care, and serves as Esperanza’s Assistant Medical Director for OB/GYN. She joined Esperanza in 2010. A mother of two, Ms. Senyo enjoys running, swimming, and reading. Her favorite piece of scripture is Psalm 139. She has a passion for women’s healthcare and health education.

Mena Soliman, CRNP, DNP

Family Nurse Practitioner

Mena Soliman, CRNP, DNP joined the Esperanza family in 2018. He received his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Temple University College of Public Health. He is looking forward to providing primary healthcare that is centered around his patients with consideration to the social determinants of health. During his free time, he enjoys fishing and walking his dog.

Christine Strickland, CRNP, MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

Christine Strickland, CRNP, MSN is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton and her graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She has worked as a nurse in cardiovascular, medical-surgical, emergency, home care, and rural health settings in Philadelphia, New York City, and Cameroon. Mrs. Strickland is thankful for the opportunity to accompany her patients at Esperanza as they journey together toward health and into deeper relationship with God. She and her husband enjoy hiking, cycling, trying new foods, and talking about someday taking salsa lessons together.

Heidi Sykora, LSW

Licensed Social Worker/Behavioral Health Consultant

Heidi Sykora, LSW is a Licensed Social Worker and Behavioral Health Consultant at Esperanza Health Center. Originally from Minnesota, Mrs. Sykora spent the majority of her formative years in Papua New Guinea where her parents were missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators. After attending college, she found her passion for service while working as a full-time volunteer at a house of hospitality for undocumented migrants in El Paso, Texas. She enjoys getting creative in the kitchen, mastering the art of cross-stitch, and adventuring in the great outdoors. Mrs. Sykora is grateful for the opportunity to make God’s love tangible as she strives to learn from and serve Esperanza’s patients.

Elizabeth ("Mackie") Talley, MD

Family Medicine Physician

Elizabeth (“Mackie”) Talley, MD is a board certified Family Medicine Physician at Esperanza Health Center. A graduate of Wofford College and the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Talley joined Esperanza in 2017 following the completion of her residency training at Thomas Jefferson University and the birth of her first son. She was originally drawn to family medicine by watching her grandfather care for patients as a small town general practitioner. Her continued passion for medicine stems from her desire to share the love of Christ with others by helping to meet their physical and spiritual needs. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, walking and hiking with her husband, son, and two dogs.

Sister Oanh Vo, ACJ, CRNP, MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sister Oanh Vo, ACJ, CRNP, MSN, board certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center, received her BSN degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing and her MSN degree from the Villanova University College of Nursing. Prior to joining Esperanza in 2017, Sister Oanh worked as a medical-surgical critical care nurse and has been volunteering since 2013 at Community Volunteers in Medicine, a free community clinic in West Chester, PA. Sister Oanh is a member of Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an international Catholic religious congregation. She hopes to be an instrument of Christ’s mercy and healing to each person she encounters at Esperanza.

Alex Wade, MD

Pediatrician

Alex Wade, MD is a board certified Pediatrician with Esperanza Health Center. Prior to joining Esperanza in 2012, Dr. Wade practiced pediatrics for six years in Crescent City, CA as a member of the National Health Service Corps. His personal interests include teaching youth and youth ministry, playing the violin, and running. Dr. Wade is thankful for the opportunity to work with brothers and sisters in Christ, to care for families and children with the love of Jesus, and to help these children to reach their God-given potential.

Sarah Wilson, DO

Family Medicine Physician

Sarah Wilson, DO, Family Medicine Physician at Esperanza, is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her internship and residency in family medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Ehrling Bergquist Clinic at Offutt AFB in Omaha, NE. Before joining Esperanza in 2017, Dr. Wilson served with Affinia Healthcare, a federally-qualified health center in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Wilson shadowed at Esperanza in 2006 while attending medical school, and she is excited to return to the North Philadelphia community to serve at Esperanza. She and her husband have three young children, and love to spend evenings with friends, family and neighbors.

Sharon Yang, CRNP, MSN

Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

Sharon Yang, CRNP, MSN is a board certified Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. Ms. Yang joined Esperanza Health Center in 2012. She lives with her husband, Chung, and their daughter, Olivia and son, Elliot. She is originally from Queens, New York, and loves to run, chase after Olivia, and sleep.

Charles Young, CRNP, MSN

Family Nurse Practitioner

Charles Young, CRNP, MSN is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Esperanza Health Center. Originally from Queens, NY and a graduate of State University of New York at Binghamton, Charles received his graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing and previously worked as a emergency room nurse at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After observing the patient-centered care and the commitment to love people with the love of Christ at Esperanza during a shadowing experience at the clinic, Charles knew that he wanted to join the clinical team as well. He is thankful for the privilege of caring and walking with the community at Esperanza in their journeys with God.